What does bandeirante in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word bandeirante in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bandeirante in Portuguese.

The word bandeirante in Portuguese means colonist, girl scout, pioneer, Paulista, desbravador, escoteira, escuteira, bandeirante, desbravador, bandeirante. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bandeirante

colonist

substantivo masculino (história: período colonial (homem que participava da expedição) (historical: colonization of Brazil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

girl scout

substantivo feminino (moça do bandeirantismo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pioneer

substantivo masculino e feminino (figurado (precursor, pioneiro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Paulista

substantivo masculino e feminino (relativo ao estado de São Paulo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

desbravador

noun (US (prospector) (pessoa que participa de corrida a novo território)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

escoteira, escuteira

noun (member of girls' youth group)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Paula é uma escoteira. Paula é uma escuteira.
Paula is a scout.

bandeirante, desbravador

noun ([sb] who marks a trail for others to follow)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Anthony and Joanne followed the trailblazer into the jungle.

bandeirante

noun (UK (girl scout: member of girls' youth group) (BRA)

(substantivo masculino, substantivo feminino: Substantivos que têm os gêneros masculino e feminino. Ex. "menino, menina", "ator, atriz".)

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